New Rome
Gunshots echoed through training grounds, Prim jumped one or twice Alicia held her cousin's hand to reassure her that everything is fine. Joshua Graham pulled the stock of his .45 pistol and placed it against the next captive Black Dog.
The Burned Man watched as the Merc begged for his life but it fell upon deaf ears then Graham fired his pistol killing the man.
The Surviving Black Dog shook and shiver in fear, Graham motion for two Elven twins; "Gael, Gaelira pass God's judgement" He says.
The twins both with blonde hair and green eyes, they wore clothing similar to Joshua as they carry the same weapons.
Gael and Gaelira stepped behind the captive held their pistols and begin to pray; "And Shepherds we shall be For thee, ourLord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti" the twins aimmed their .45's at the Black Dog.
They pulled the hammers back as their guns clicked then fired. The merc collaspe onto the hard dirt ground, the twins placed their guns into their holsters and kneel as they begin to pray.
"Sir Graham, do all New Canaanites execute their foes?" Alicia asked, Graham looked at the Knight Princess.
"Only I, the New Canaanites are meant to be missionaries and shepard's to lead their flock but just because we preach the word of God doesn't mean we can not defend ourselves" He says, "No David had to defend his people from Goliath as Moses defend his people from Ramses"
Alicia bite her lip taking heed to Graham's wording.
Thorn
ED-E beeped nervously once the Mojave Warriors saw Kaguya's temple flying the banner of the Black Dogs. Cass gently patted ED-E, "It's okay ED-E, we fought Deathclaws, Powder Gangers, Vipers, Jackals and basically all of the Legion"
Boone looked around then spoke "Regardless these Black Dogs are more a threat and I'm starting to hate them more then I hate the Legion" Six removed his helmet.
"Let's try to keep a low profile for now, if it goes south kill them" He says.
The Warriors of the Mojave traveled down the road as they cut through a village. The village was filled with Black Dogs and their Monster allies.
The Mercs and Monsters drinked and celebrated. Six watched them with a narrow eyed stare, Cass simply popped her knuckles.
"Do we know what Kaguya looks like?" West asked, "Celestine told me about her so yes" Six replied.
Lily walked the Dogs cheer and shout, it reminded her when her and Courier cleared out an entire vault of Fiends.
Courier watched one of the Mercs in a drunken state then felt one of his companion's speak to him.
"Hey Six perhaps you can use your charm, little silver tongue" Cass says jokingly.
Six ignore Cass's antics and approached the drunk Mercenary. "Pardon me sir, I was wondrring if you know anything on a shrine maiden named Kaguya" He asked.
"Whaaza? yeah I know about hhher, who wants to know?" He says slurring his words. "I'm curious since I've heard of her abilities" Six says.
"N-No offense but why should I tell yeee anything?" The Merc spoke while narrowing his eyes.
[Comfirmed Bachelor]
"Well I thought a big muscular Merc such as yourself could tell me" He says, The Mercenary snickered.
"Well it seems someone a-actually appreciates my masculinity, I..d-don't know much but Oswald controls the Shrine caaausmmm Lord Volt placed him in charge" He says, Six nodded and handed the Merc another drink.
"Drink until you collaspe" He says and walks away, "I-I driiink to you strangerrr"
"Hey Six are you gay or something?" Cass says making Six become defensive; "I'm not gay!" He says.
West took advantage and snickered "No he just swings both ways or whatever walks on two legs" Six glared at West "The only I'll swing is my fucking rifle at your head" He hisses.
Boone rubbed his eyes underneath his sunglasses.
The Mojave Warriors quickly made their way up the steps while ED-E flew next to them.
Lily pushed the doors open as the Dogs and their Monster allies looked at the Nightkin in confusion when Courier Six placed his helmet on.
"It's the Cour-" The Dog shouted by Boone fired his rifle into his head shuting him down.
"Evening scumbags" Six says cocking his rifle, the Black Dogs rushed towards the Mojave Warriors as they begin to unload bullets, lasers and spears on the Mercs.
Six pulled his glove off and pulled up his sleeve as his arm begin to ignite allowing him to release a fireball at a group of the Mercs.
"I'm burning!!" One of them screamed before falling off of the railing.
West dashed thrusting his spear into a Merc's weakspot of his armor then twisted it forcing the Merc down allowing West to draw his machete and hack down at him.
"Watch out for the big one!" An Imp scream before being crushed by Lily's boot while she swung her blade decapitating two of the Mercenaries.
Cass fired her shotgun hitting an Orc in his stomach causing him to hold his spilling guts then his head exploded. ED-E fired his laser making one of the Mercs disintegrate.
Boone breathed in then fired his rifle hitting an Imp from fifty meters away.
Courier turned his head and was kicked in the stomach, "Tuh!" He fell and gaze at a smirking red demon, he seen this demons in Japanese mytholgy books Oni they call them.
The Oni smirked at Courier and begin to laugh, feeling the beast grabbed a hold of his armor and pulling him up.
"Six!" West yelled out.
Courier begin to rain punches and elbow strikes down on the beast's head. The Oni grunted and begin to lower Six; Six begin to kick the Oni in the face repeatly until the Oni's head became sandwiched between Six's legs.
Six grabbed the Oni's hips and used all his strength to pull the Oni up from the ground and slam it onto it's back.
Six's companions watch in complete shock, not finished Courier jumps up and slams his boots onto the Oni's chest then twisted his legs snapping the breast bones of the Oni.
"Whoa Six, I knew you were strong but that was insanely strong" Cass says with a faint blush. "Don't gawk now Cass" West says thrusting his spear into a Oni's throat.
Courier shook and drew a .45 and begin to fire into a charging towards him then he collaspe.
"Find Oswald!" Six shouted.
Boone stood still and provided sniper cover to prevent any of the Black Dogs from charging up the stairs to which they did.
Lily tore a door off as she the first to find Oswald, Oswald was balding man with some scars most likely from his life as a Mercenary.
Oswald had his hands tied and placed on his knees, "So your the big bad Courier Six huh? heheh" Six smiled behind his helmet "Sounds like you want to get stabbed" He says.
"Geh!" Oswald winced from the blade entering his side, "Y-Your a real son of a bitch you know huh?" "Where is Kaguya?"
"I don't fucking know, the bandage wearing motherfucker Shamuhaza has her" He says, Six kneeled down to him "Then where is his hideout?"
Oswald stared at the Courier.
"Not talking eh?" He says, "Want me to crack his jaw?" Cass offered then West came in.
"Nah let me whack him with his broom handle" West grinned, "Why a broom?" Six question.
"Do you know what it's like to be hit with a broom?" West says, "Pretty sure it wouldn't hurt as much"
The Mojave Warriors begin to argue what they should until Six said "Whatever I'm just gonna shot him in the leg" He says firing his revolver into Oswald's leg.
"Ahh!!" Oswald screamed, "Okay...Shamuhaza's hideout isn't far from here..." "Where is it Oswald?"
"I...don't fucking know goddamnit..." "Wrong answer" Six says using his knife to remove his finger.
"Uaawh! my fucking finger!...Cave! underneath the palace is fucking cave! a lab! Shamuhaza has her in a lab!" Oswald screamed, "Thanks Oswald" Six says then fired his revolver into his head ending Oswald's life.
The Mojave Warriors prepare go to the lower levels of the Shrine until a surviving Black Dog screamed.
"I-I'll fucking kill you!" then bullets ripped through his body then collaspe, a ghoul wearing a Vaquero outfit placed his revolver back into his hostler.
"Raul?" Six watched with shock, "Hey Boss I was wondering when I-" Raul stopped when Six hugged him.
"Whoa boss easy easy" Raul chuckled and patted his back. Six hugged Raul for good whole minute before releasing him.
"Good to see rest of our la pandilla" Raul smiled, Six and the others noticed a small group of maidens with Raul.
"Oh yeah Boss, everyone this is Umon Iyo, Asano Esumi, Eto Namiyo and Mori Raku" Raul smiled a bit "I rescused them a band of raiders or something called the Black Dogs, they asked of me to find their leader named Kaguya"
"It's good to see you Raul, we were actually about to look for her" Six says, Raul rejoined the Mojave Warriors.
The Mojave Warriors along with Maidens traveled down the temple, encountering some Black Dogs who were easily taken down since bullets beat swords.
"I hear something" West says approaching a passage which lead into a cave, Six tapped his helmet making his goggles actived while turning on his flashlight.
"Prepare for anything" Six says, West sniffed the air then shock his head. "Smell of sulfur, iron and...musk" clenching his throwing spear.
"Closer come closer to your fate" A voice calls out to them, the Mojave Warriors were stunned from the voice.
Suddenly darkness engulfed them then Six check his surrounding "Boone? Raul? Lily? Cass? West? ED-E?" He says spinning around and holding his rifle.
"Come Courier Six" The voice says, Six walked until he fell through a hole as he fell on a pile of bones.
"Motherfucker" He hisses in pain then rolls off the bones, Courier checked his pip boy but wasn't able to read the map but found text.
'Life is full of mysteries, and Death is full answers'
Six narrowed his eyes and walked, Six listened to sound of water dripping onto his helmet.
'Please help me' A female voice came to him, 'My name is Kaguya please free me' Six followed the voice until he found a woman with black hair, amber colored eyes and she wore the same clothing as the Maidens Raul saved.
"Are you Kaguya?" He asked, she opened her eyes "I am, your the one from my dreams the red eyed knight from a foriegn land who stood above rivers of blood" She says.
Six bashed the shackles and held her hand, "Come with me Ms. Kaguya" He says and removed his jacket and places it on her.
Kaguya followed Six, she had dreams about Courier Six tho she assumed if they were only dreams.
"Hahahaha so you found Kaguya, Courier Six who survived the wastes of the Mojave, countless battles...yes I've watched your world from beginning to the end, I've seen your bloodline Courier Six, your ancestor who came from Vault Thirteen and stopped an army of what you called Super Mutants...then his descendents one know as the chosen one who defeated a army know as the Enclave now you the last of your bloodline hahaha!!"
"Shamuhaza" Kaguya whispers, Six pulled the stock of his rifle.
"Do you ever think why you came here? or why the Romans came to Eostia? so I may test their survival, yes you and your allies are here as a mere test of mine" Shamuhaza says stepping from the darkness.
His form was different he was some inscet like beast, a mutated centipede. Six without any thought begin to fire his rifle at Shamuhaza.
The bullets ripped through his body, Shamuhaza hissed in pain then sprayed yellowish liquid from his mouth.
Six grabbed Kaguya to protect her, the yellowish liquid hit his arm and made his arm sizzle.
Six clenched his teeth in pain then drawing his .45 and unloaded a clip at Shamuhaza.
Shamuhaza roared and charged at Six who rolled out of the way and stuck his knife into Shamuhaza's leg. Six pulled his knife out and slashed his cheek open.
Suddenly Shamuhaza grabbed Six and slammed his back into the stone wall, due to Six's armor he was able to withstand the impact.
Kaguya was unable to use any of her spells due to long experiments and rape but she grabbed Six's knife and ran it into Shamuhaza's throat.
The beast roared allowing Six to remove his glove and release a fire blast into Shamuhaza's face.
Shamuhaza roared dropping Six who took his rifle and fired more rounds into his chest. Shamuhaza was forced to further into his lab.
Six sat up and held Kaguya's hand as they followed Shamuhaza. Courier handed Kaguya a .45 pistol "Squeeze don't pull" He says.
Kicking open the door as Six tackle Kaguya down as Shamuhaza tossed a table at them.
"DIIIIIEEE!!!" He screeched, Kaguya held the .45 pistol tightly with both hands and fired an entire clip into Shamuhaza.
Shamuhaza screeched in pain allowing Six to bash his rifle into his jawline and uppercutting the butt stock into Shamuhaza's chin.
Shamuhaza hissed and swipe at Courier knocking his helmet off. Six clenched his fists and begin to attack Shamuhaza's midsection.
The beast roared slammed his hands onto his back, Six collaspe. Shamuhaza laughed "Easy and weak like all humans" Shamuhaza says grabbing Six and tossing him into a wall.
Six's head smashed the wall causing his head to boggle. Flashes of his memories came to him; His mother, father, brother, home.
'Douglass' His mother says then his brother.
Six pushed himself up but stumbled a bit, "Still moving hmm Courier Six?" Shamuhaza laughed but felt bullets tear into his body.
Shamuhaza hit the wall while Six shouted while firing, "My name..is Douglass O'donald!" He shouts firing a round into Shamuhaza's chest.
The former warlock coughed in pain and stared at Courier, "...your truly a beast among men...from the depth of hell"
Six placed his boot against his chest and aim his rifle at Shamuhaza's head, "If I'm ever going to die then I'll take you sons of bitches with me" He says and fires a bullet into Shamuhaza's head ending the warlock's life.
"Douglass O'donald you truly are a man of action" Kaguya says, Six looked at her and said.
"Douglass O'donald died in Goodsprings, I'm Courier Six now" He says with a smirk, Kaguya simple giggled, after being tortured and raped she actually giggled .
Six held Kaguya's hand and lead her out of Shamuhaza's lab and finding his companions.
"Guys! your all okay!" Six says happy, "Don't know what happened we just got put in some dark room or something" Cass says.
Once the Mojave Warriors found Kaguya they stepped out of the cave and went back up the temple.
However they spot at the sight of Vertibirds landing with a E symbol covered in stars. The Enclave have arrived to Thorn but for what reason?
"Fan out!" One of the power armored Enclave soldiers said. The Enclave to kill any surviving Black Dog remnants in Shrine Palace, among them was Arcade.
Arcade was wearing a jet black uniform and a resistant, tan trenchcoat; With him was General Stormwall who was ordering the troops to kill any of the remaing Black Dogs.
"That's Arcade" Six whispers, the Mojave Warriors begin to hide as the Enclave troops begin to go through the temple.
Arcade walked through the temple and looked through scrolls and letters, "Thorn has similaries to Japanese and Chinese mythology" suddenly Arcade is snatched into the shadows.
"Shhh Arcade it's me Six" Six whispers, "Courier what the hell?" Arcade whispers.
"Why are you with the Enclave?" He asks, "I'm not I'm trying to escape from them" Arcade rebuked.
Arcade rejoined the Mojave Warriors as they begin to sneak out of the temple, once they got outside they quietly ran until they were found by General Stormwall.
"Tsk tsk Gannon trying to desert hm? however your court martial can be overturn if you kill them" He says, Arcade was beyond shock.
"But they are my friends" Arcade says, "Times are hard Gannon, they seen us so they need to die"
Arcade held his energy pistol and shook, "I-I can't..."
"Gannon! I am your superior officer due your duty or you will fired from your position" Stormwall shouts.
"You can't fire me...Because I quit!" He shouts and punches Stormwall in the face; Arcade along with Mojave Warriors ran as the Enclave soldiers and officers begin to open fire at them.
The Mojave Warriors return fire while retreating. A lone vertibird was sent after them, Six conjure a fireball bigger then his own hand as he tossed it hitting the Vertibird making it crash into a nearby mountain.
After running the Mojave Warriors sighed in relief, "Alright let's head back to Neo Roma" West says.
"Neo Roma?" Arcade as Six patted his shoulder, "I'll tell you on the way"
Meanwhile
Veronica held her knees sighing, behind her were some dead Black Dogs while her powerfist was bloodied.
"Six...I hope I can find him" Veronica sat on a rock and held her knees to her chest, "Man I'm out of breath" She says but continues to walk.
Veronica spotted a small band of soldiers, "Maybe they can help" She mutters to herself as she walked towards the band.
